Here is a lovely design for a home office in a box. But has technology made it superfluous?
I used to think that this kind of furniture would become a very big deal. I was wrong.
It is fascinating, watching how technology affects design. Back in 2002 I noticed how much equipment condo buyers were putting in their little apartments, with stereos, TVs and computers all separate items taking up space. I also noticed that more and more people were working from home, and I thought needed desks that would go away, that folded up at night to hide all the working stuff.
So working with Julia West of Julia West Home we built computers that were designed for entertainment, bought what was just about the first LCD monitor in the country from SGI ($ 3500 for a 17” monitor!) and we designed and built furniture that folded out very much like the Office in a Box designed by Barcelona designer Francesc Rifé for Jose Martinez…
